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J. FUSSELMAN.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 6. 19H.

1,276,207. Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

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Patented Angr2fli, 1918.

Application'filed October 6, 1917. 'Seria1'N0r195,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known that I, JERRY FUSSELMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summitand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a'specification.

The subject of this invention is a gate and the objects ofthe invention are, first,-to provide a gate capable ofswinging in either direction, and adapted to be elevated to swing clear of obstructions and to afford passage way for small animals when being separated from larger ones, second, to provide a swinging crane upon which the gate is hung, third, to provide means for steadying the gate, fourth, to provide means for latching the gate in closed position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention contemplates an improvement in the gate shown, described, and claimed in Patent Number (395,101, issued to your applicant on March 11, 1902.

A practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a gate constructed in accordance with the inven tion;

Fig. 2 is a detail view in elevation of the latch;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the gate steadying strap.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference:

A rigid supporting post is indicated at 1 and to the post is secured a suitable bearing block 2 and bearing plates 3 between which the crane is pivotally secured.

The crane consists of a vertical bar 4 provided with pintles 5 which turn in the block 2 and the plate 8. A slightly inclined rod 6 extends from the vertical bar 4, to which it is secured by bolts or otherwise, and its outer end is supported bv a brace or strut 7 which extends from the lower portion of the vertical bar.

The outer end of the strut 7 is angled ofl, as shown,.to form a seat for an angled strap 8 the ends of whicharebifurcated as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The end 9 of the strap has its prongs curved to straddle the rod 6, while the other end 10 is bent :to extend horizontally, for a purpose to be eX- plained.

The outer end of the bar 6 is flattened to form a plate 11 which rests on the strap 8 and is secured "together with the strap to the strut 7 by means of a bolt 12 orotherwise. The plate 11 is apertured to receive a rod 13 which slides through the aperture and is embraced or straddled by the bifurcated end 10 of the strap 8.

The rod 13 is bent at each end to hold itin spaced relation to the gate 14, to which it is fastened. At its upper end the rod l3-is formed with a cross head or plate 15 through which it is attached to the gate 14 by bolts or otherwise, while its lower end is apertured to receive a screw 16, or other fastening means, by which it is secured to the gate.

The rod 13 is provided with threaded portions 17 upon which a nut 18 may be screwed for the purpose of holding the gate in various positions with respect to the crane.

Another post 19 is provided at the outer end of the gate, and a guide and supporting plate 20 is secured to the post and projects laterally to either side thereof. The plate 20 is formed with inclined ends, as seen in Fig. 2, which serve to guide the end of the gate into a position of proper elevation. The ends of the horizontal bars of the gate 14 contact a vertical face of the post 19 when the gate is closed and one of these bars is always in position'to rest upon the upper edge of the plate 20.

At a suitabledistance above the plate 20, and to each side of the post 19, is secured a latch consisting of a screw threaded rod 21 provided with a button 22 on its outer end. Resting on the shank of the button 22, between the head and the end of the rod 21, is a looped wire latch 23 which straddles the shank and the rod 21 and depends therefrom as shown. This latch pivots upon the shank of the button 22 as it swings to permit passage of a horizontal bar of the gate.

Lugs 24 extend from either side of the rod 21 to form a bumper for the latch and prevent it being thrown from the rod under violent impact of the gate. While the lugs 24 are shown as formed by a pin passing through the rod 21, it is understood that other means may be resorted to for/providing a stop for the latch.

A screw 25, the extending end of which is bent upwardly at right angles to the shank, is secured to each side of the vertical bar a for the purpose of receiving between the upwardly bent end and the bar a, an end of a longitudinal board of the gate to lock the gate to the crane.

As will be readily apparent, the gate is steadied when pivoting about the end of the crane by the bifurcated end 10 of the strap 8.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and sought by Letters Patent, is:

extending bifurcated end, a vertical rod loosely held by the first rod and slidable therethrough and straddled by the bifurcated end, and a gate secured to the vertical rod.

2. The combination of a crane; including a pivoted bar, a rod extending from the bar, and a strut extending from the bar and supporting the rod; and a stra interposed between the rod and strut, sald strap provided with bifurcated ends, one of said ends embracing the rod, a vertical rod pivotally engaged by the first rod and straddled by the other bifurcated end of the strap, and a gate secured to the vertical rod.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JERRY FUSSELMAN. Witnesses 7 WILLIAM I. DYsoM, R. E. BARRETT;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D, G. 

